In the West Bank, An Economy Without a Nation

In the West Bank, a National Economy -- Without the Nation
Yoray Liberman for TIME

The Entrepreneur
Oxygen Gym owner Mazen Shkukani says proudly: "We do very good business. We are a very famous gym. We have customers that come all the way from Jerusalem and other villages." Oxygen is the third of five businesses Shkukani owns that were made possible by a series of loans he was able to obtain in the West Bank's new lending climate.

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